Natalie Jerome has been promoted to non-fiction publisher at HarperCollins, taking on the role... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
For Michelle Tam, what started as a lifestyle change has turned into a popular blog and app, a bestselling cookbook—and an action figure. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
This summer, Parkway Central Library in Philadelphia has debuted a state-of-the-art Culinary Literacy Center, designed to combat low literacy rates while helping residents become confident cooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ann Lawson has been appointed head of Publishing Technology’s ingentaconnect division. Prior to joining Publishing Technology, Lawson spent seven years at EBSCO Information Services where she served most recently as senior director. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, chef/author John Currence takes home a SIBA award for 'Pickles, Pigs & Whiskey,' and the authors of 'Sweet Mandarin Cookbook' cook for the British Prime Minister and Chinese Premier. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Helen Ditlow, who with her husband Anthony launched Listening Library in 1955, died June 26 at age 92. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Organized by Philadelphia comics shop Locust Moon and its small press imprint Locust Moon Press, 'Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream,' an ambitious Kickstarter project to fund a tribute book to Little Nemo creator Windsor McCay, has blown past its initial goal of $50,000 and raised $90,000 with... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Food writer Diana Henry spoke with PW about the pleasures of "accidentally healthy" eating and why her latest cookbook, 'A Change of Appetite,' isn't a "diet" book. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster’s Gallery Books division has entered into a co-publishing agreement with Omnific Publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chipping Norton Literary Festival is to split its profits with authors in lieu of paying... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Recommended Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology and more in print and on the web. Some weeks, you'll also find short reviews of books that we think are worth your time. We hope you enjoy the read. Colombia's High-Tech... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The CEO of Germany's largest newspaper group is one of the few powerful figures speaking out about the web giantMatthias Döpfner is a man on a mission. The motives behind the mission need to be scrutinised, but when so many of old media's authority figures seem at sea in a changing environment,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Business author says bad manners can tank your careerBusiness author Richie Frieman has studied fine arts at the University of Maryland, launched a music-focused Internet magazine, written children's books, invented a device that keeps shirt collars crisp and created a pop culture-inspired... Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2014-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Monitor contributor Danny Heitman enjoys reading a children's book series about a wealthy elephant named Uncle to his son. What's surprising about that? His son is a teenager. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is receiving lots of bad press in its dispute with Hachette Book Group, but executives and investors are likely more concerned that its stock price has been slipping since the beginning of the year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Studies show that two people with the same name tend to like each other. But that’s not why I like James Altucher. I like him because he is provocative and insightful. Altucher is an entrepreneur, chess master, author, comic book lover, and once-wannabe rapper. He’s also very accessible.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
David Krantz took the reins as YP CEO in 2012, when the listings directory spun away from AT&T Interactive, which was his former employer and the brand's former parent. Since then, he's been busy pushing what consumers for more than 125 years called the Yellow Pages—which rebranded to its... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pricing has always been a sensitive topic for publishers and libraries, dating back to the advent of “big deal” style e-journal packages and the so-called serials crisis. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
While staffing Rodale’s Modern Times imprint, which launched in 2007, editorial director Leigh Haber reached out to Shannon Welch, a young writer she knew through mutual friends. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hillary Clinton’s "Hard Choices," out June 10, was the most talked about book on social media last month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]